officiously
1officiously — officious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ asserting authority or interfering in an overbearing way. DERIVATIVES officiously adverb officiousness noun …
2officiously — adverb in an officious manner nothing so fatal as to strive too officiously for an abstract quality like beauty • Derived from adjective: ↑officious …
3officiously adv — I prefer trout to salmon, Tom said officiously …
4Officiously — Officious Of*fi cious, a. [L. officiosus: cf. F. officieux. See {Office}.] 1. Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty. [R.] [1913 Webster] If there were any lie in the case, it could be no more than an officious and venial one. Note on… …
5officiously — adverb see officious …
6officiously — See officious. * * * …
7officiously — adverb in an officious manner …
8officiously — É™ fɪʃəslɪ adv. in an officious manner …
9officiously — of·fi·cious·ly …
10officiously — See: officious …